Authorities investigating a homicide in Raymond announced the arrest of a 20-year-old man on second-degree murder charges Monday night.

Police said Robert "Scott" Dickinson, 50, was found dead in his home on 14 Floral Ave. at about 6:10 p.m. Sunday.

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New Hampshire Attorney General Michael A. Delaney, Colonel Robert Quinn of the New Hampshire State Police, and Raymond Police Chief, David T. Salois said Damien J. Tisbert, 20, was charged in Dickinson's death.

Officers said Tisbert was at Dickinson's house this weekend. Tisbert was later taken into custody in Manchester. He was held without bail and scheduled for a probably cause hearing on April 5.

"We're still investigating the relationship between the defendant and Mr. Dickinson and how they came to be at Mr. Dickinson's home on Saturday night into Sunday morning," New Hampshire Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell said.

Raymond police responded to a 911 call from the Floral Street address about 6 p.m. Sunday and found Dickinson's body. They didn't say who made the call.

The road was blocked off, and the State Police Major Crime Unit van arrived at the scene Monday morning.

Investigators taped off Dickinson's home, but they were also seen going in and out of an apartment house at 14 Epping St., just up the hill from Dickinson's house. The home was not blocked off and residents seemed to be free to come and go.

Officers later said Tisbert lived at the apartment home.

Regulars at the Raymond VFW said Dickinson, who lives in walking distance from the building, was there Saturday night.

Rob Jordan has been friends with Dickinson for two years and said they enjoyed riding Harleys together and that Dickinson often had bonfires at his house.

"I can't believe something horrible like this would happen to him. He's never hurt nobody," said Jordan.

Neighbors said Dickinson was going through a divorce with his wife.

News 9 is told Dickinson and his wife of 15 years didn't have any children. Close family friends told News 9 that Dickinson's father lives in Florida and is on his way up to New Hampshire.

His mother, who lives in Massachusetts, is in town already.

Investigators are expected to release the cause of death Tuesday.

Tisbert's arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Exeter District Court in Brentwood, N.H.